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Viola Wiegand

@violawiegand.bsky.social
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corpus & applied linguistics, TESOL, discourse analysis, surveillance discourses Coordinator MSc TESOL (Online) University of Stirling (@stirtesol.bsky.social) Knitter Personal account

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ICAME48 @icame48.bsky.social · 12h
#ICAME48 We are now also receiving abstract submissions! (deadline: 1 December 2006). More details on this call and on our previous call for pre-conference workshops (deadline: 31 October 2026) here www.helsinki.fi/en/conferenc...
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Call for Papers | ICAME48 | University of Helsinki
The conference theme is The Times They Are A-Changin'. We invite all submissions on corpus-based approaches to English, and especially abstracts addressing the theme of the conference, such as submiss...
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Emma James @emljames.bsky.social · 12h
We have 3 departmental PhD studentships available for 2027 entry, alongside opportunities to apply for ESRC funding. I'm keen to support applications relating to cognitive mechanisms of word learning over adolescence. Please share and get in touch if interested! www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Christian Ilbury @christianilbury.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I've added to the website, too :) lasscotland.wordpress.com/events/
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Events
2026 7 DEC UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING • D1, PATHFOOT • Register Network meeting: Sharing & Connecting This session is a chance to learn more about what research LASS members are doing. We would lik…
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Viola Wiegand @violawiegand.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
We are looking forward to hosting this networking event for @langsocscot.bsky.social at our campus in Stirling on 7 December! It is an in-person event, but if you are not able to travel to Stirling on the day, you can sign up for a virtual networking activity. tinyurl.com/lassdec26
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Microsoft Forms
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Language and Society Scotland @langsocscot.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
📢 Join us on 7 December at Stirling! Our next LASS event is about sharing and connecting: a dedicated space to discover what fellow members are researching, exchange ideas and identify our collective priorities. 🗓️ 7 December ⏰ 2 to 4pm 📍 University of Stirling Register here: tinyurl.com/lassdec26
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Microsoft Forms
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Larissa Goulart @larissagoulart.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Fall semester is here! And here are a couple of things that came out this summer.
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Communication & Media at the University of Liverpool @commmedia.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
We are hiring for a 5-year position (teaching and research) in Media and Culture! Please share widely! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSU894/l...
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Lecturer in Media and Culture - Grade 7/8 at University of Liverpool
Recruiting now: Lecturer in Media and Culture - Grade 7/8 on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board
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Andy Tattersall @andytattersall.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
A nudge for the free online writing retreat I am running next month. I'll say that again...it is totally free. You just need to give yourself permission and the time to come. Break from those pesky emails and see what happens. #PhdChat #PGRChat www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/write-club...
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Write Club Radio - An online writing retreat like no other.
Write Club Radio, a live three-hour virtual co-working, writing retreat broadcast on Mixcloud Live with a live vinyl record soundtrack.
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Prof Mark Priestley @markrpriestley.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
It’s finally here 😁 The 2nd edition paperback version of Teacher Agency: An Ecological Approach has just been published. This edition is substantially updated, including a critical review of literature published since the 1st edition. Order your copy at www.bloomsbury.com/uk/teacher-a...
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Teacher Agency
This second edition of Teacher Agency brings new perspectives on teachers as agents of change and development within their professional ecosystems. Centred arou…
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Viola Wiegand @violawiegand.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
The Bloomsbury sale includes some great deals on academic books, including in the #CorpusAndDiscourse series :) www.bloomsbury.com/uk/series/co... @gavinbrookes.bsky.social @michamahlberg.bsky.social @tamsinparnell.bsky.social @mixosaurus.bsky.social
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Corpus and Discourse: Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) - Bloomsbury
Language is ubiquitous. As never before, it is now commonly understood how crucial language is for human interaction, for negotiating and shaping our material a…
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Jen Gupta @jengupta.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
I'm barely on social media anymore but thought I should pop up on here to say that my first book is out today! Your Expert Guide: The Universe for Young Scientists is now available anywhere you buy books, illustrated by the wonderful Ola Szpunar and published by Wayland in collaboration with the IOP
A selfie of me smiling at the camera and holding up a copy of my book
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Internet Archive @archive.org · 25/08/2026
We've been getting a lot of questions about how the Internet Archive digitizes books. The short answer: page by page, by hand. You may remember our viral 2021 video of Eliza Zhang scanning a book. That's still how we do it. Meet Eliza, and learn how we scan books: blog.archive.org/2021/02/09/m...
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Viola Wiegand @violawiegand.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
For anyone near Vienna or as to hop on a train to get there, this may be of interest! A free conference that looks like it will welcome interdisciplinary perspectives, and they are gauging interest for hybrid/remote attendance! #CommunicatingSustainabilities
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Corpus Linguistics 2027 @cl2027.info · 19/08/2026
We are pleased to finally announce… 📢 Call for Papers: Corpus Linguistics 2027 Venice, Italy | 12th-16th July 2027 CfP details: www.cl2027.info/call-for-pap... Deadline: 8th January 2027 🔗 All links in bio 🔁 please share widely! #CL2027
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#CL2027 - Call for Papers
Adaptation and Adaptability in Corpus Linguistics
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Elena Semino @elenasemino.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
We are hiring!! Indefinite lectureship in Discourse Studies in Linguistics & English Language at Lancaster University. Apply by 4th September @lancslinguistics.bsky.social hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
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Job Opportunity at Lancaster University: Lecturer in Discourse Studies
Linguistics and English Language, School of Social Sciences, Lancaster University (Full-time, indefinite post) Linguistics and English Language within the School of Social Sciences at Lancaster Univer...
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Viola Wiegand @violawiegand.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
And it is a pleasure seeing this paper now in the company of the other contributions, with the majority of the issue available open-access! benjamins.com/catalog/rs.8.1 @registerstudies.bsky.social @johnbenjamins.bsky.social
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Register Studies 8:1
Issue of Register Studies
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Viola Wiegand @violawiegand.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
"To what extent can a comedy drama provide a classroom model for natural conversation? A multi-dimensional register analysis of the British series Cold Feet" benjamins.com/catalog/rs.2... This article by Jill Cannon-Jones and me has been allocated to issue 8(1) of @registerstudies.bsky.social 1/3
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Marianna Gracheva @mariannagracheva.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Had a lot of fun editing this Special Issue of @registerstudies.bsky.social with @larissagoulart.bsky.social! Our editorial "Situations of Language Use", a survey of traditional approaches to situation over the years, key recent innovations, and original contributions, is now online and open access🙂
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Situations of language use
Welcome to e-content platform of John Benjamins Publishing Company. Here you can find all of our electronic books and journals, for purchase and download or subscriber access.
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Gavin Brookes @gavinbrookes.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
This was really fun and a real honour to get to share my work on dementia representation on the Life & Language podcast, with @michamahlberg.bsky.social! @lancslinguistics.bsky.social @sosslancaster.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social
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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
The University of Nottingham’s plans to close its languages courses would leave the East Midlands a “cold spot” for provision, politicians fear #EduSky #highered
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‘Cold spot’ fears over Nottingham language cuts
Plans to close courses would have national impact, politicians write in letter urging university to reconsider
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Viola Wiegand @violawiegand.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
“Unwelcoming attitude to overseas students costing economy £3bn says new report” www.heraldscotland.com/news/2625840...
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Unwelcoming attitude to overseas students costing economy £3bn says new report
For the 2024-25 academic year there were 36,300 international first-year students living in Scotland
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Monika Bednarek @corpusling.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
We hope this will be useful for corpus compilers
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Cambridge University Press - Linguistics @cambup-linguistics.cambridge.org · 02/07/2026
New Cambridge Element, The Climate Turn in Language Teaching by Francisca Aguiló Mora and Almudena Marín Cobos, out now! Read for free for the next 2 weeks at cup.org/4arJqTW
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Costas Gabrielatos @cgabrielatos.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
11th Symposium on Corpus Approaches to Lexicogrammar (LxGr2026). 2-3 July 2026. Online. Registration (free) closes on 30 June: sites.edgehill.ac.uk/lxgr. Invited speakers: Stefan Th. Gries, Martin Hilpert, Serge Sharoff. Contact: lxgr@edgehill.ac.uk #corpuslinguistics #lexicogrammar #lexis #grammar
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Symposium: Corpus Approaches to Lexicogrammar (LxGr)
The Symposium on Corpus Approaches to Lexicogrammar (LxGr) explores the interaction of lexis and grammar via corpus techniques.
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Tamsin Parnell @tamsinparnell.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
10 years since the EU referendum. Here is a list of works I’ve written on Brexit. 1. Constructing Brexit Britain A CADS book-length study on how the pro-Brexit press, Conservative government and citizens constructed national identity in times of Brexit. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/construct...
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Constructing Brexit Britain
Combining corpus linguistics, critical discourse analysis, and a discourse analysis of narratives, this book considers one aspect of the Brexit process: the lan…
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Sascha Wolfer @sascha-wolfer.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
#linguistics #jobs 14(!) Ph.D. positions are available in the international research and training network "MultiLAwa – Multilingual Language Awareness in the European Digital Society". More information on the open #PhD positions here: www.multilawa.eu/open-phd-pos...
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Open PhD positions – MultiLAwa
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andreaswagnr.bsky.social @andreaswagnr.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Today I had the great pleasure to present at #CADS2026 about #waterscapes in #fiction. This research is part of my PhD @textandlanguagelab.bsky.social of @michamahlberg.bsky.social
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Prof Michaela Mahlberg @michamahlberg.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
At #CADS2026 @andreaswagnr.bsky.social explains the concept of the waterscape and how to study socionatural relations in a corpus of fiction
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Anna Marchi 🌈 @journolinguist.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Entirely engrossing plenary by the wonderful @michamahlberg.bsky.social on trandisciplinarity, wicked problems, narrative and so much more #CADS2026
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Christopher Hart @chrishartlinguist.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
At #CADS2026, Michaela Mahlberg describes corpora as “evidence of human experience”. That’s a wonderful way of looking at corpora.
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Viola Wiegand @violawiegand.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
The students asked for this meet-up and had prepared videos to look back on the 30 month part-time programme ☺️ a heart-warming experience! #TeamStirling
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MinnaLuft @minnaluft.eurosky.social · 22/06/2026
Zehntausende von Zugewanderten können nicht an Integrationskursen teilnehmen, weil Bundesinnenminister Dobrindt die kostenfreie Teilnahme für sie unterbunden hat.Die Bundesregierung teilte nun auf eine parlamentarische Anfrage der Linken mit,dass rund 45.000 Menschen von der Kürzung betroffen waren.
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45.000 Zugewanderte von Integrationskursen ausgeschlossen
Bundesinnenminister Alexander Dobrindt hat die kostenfreie Teilnahme an Integrationskursen gestoppt. Innerhalb von nur sechs Monaten wurden 45.000 Anträge abgelehnt.
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Dr Ursula Kania @instantlinguist.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Why not come to Liverpool/our department (English) for a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship? Please share widely - and let me know if you have any questions/are looking for a potential mentor 🙂 www.liverpool.ac.uk/humanities-a...
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British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship | Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences | University of Liverpool
British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship application support.
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Julie A. Hochgesang @jahochcam.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Pleased to share that “ASL Signbank” through Cambridge Elements (Sign Language Series) is out! It’s free for the next two weeks. You can find it here doi.org/10.1017/9781... Thanks to Erin Wilkinson and David Quinto-Pozos, editors of Sign Language Series, for their support! #ASLSignbank
Book cover - multicolor pixel-like shapes across the page with text "Cambridge Elements Sign Language" on top, "ASL Signbank" centered and "Julie A. Hochgesang" bottom
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Adam Schembri (ˈʃɛmbɹi/ˈʃkɛmbri) @adamcschembri.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Our new book on sign language linguistics (adapted from the 2007 Auslan linguistics book) isn't out until next month, but over 500 clips of BSL and ASL sign examples from the book can be downloaded now! Take a look at the resources section on the book's webpage. www.cambridge.org/highereducat...
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Sign Language Linguistics | Cambridge Aspire website
Discover Sign Language Linguistics, 1st Edition, Adam Schembri, HB ISBN: 9781107077140 on Cambridge Aspire website
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YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 19/06/2026
A mere 5% of Scots believe that Brexit has so far been more of a success, alongside just 11-12% of those in England and Wales Scotland Failure: 77% Neither: 13% Success: 5% Wales Failure: 65% Neither: 17% Success: 11% England Failure: 59% Neither: 20% Success: 12% yougov.com/en-gb/articl...
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YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 19/06/2026
10 years since the EU referendum, majorities in England, Scotland and Wales believe Britain was wrong to vote to leave the EU Scotland Wrong: 75% Right: 16% Wales Wrong: 61% Right: 29% England Wrong: 56% Right: 31% yougov.com/en-gb/articl...
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Viola Wiegand @violawiegand.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Enjoying virtually attending the "Third Disciplinary Literacy Symposium" organised by the @bawess.bsky.social team. A wonderful programme on SFL, practitioner, and corpus perspectives on literacy! www.bath.ac.uk/events/third...
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Third Disciplinary Literacy Symposium
Hear about the latest thinking and developments in disciplinary literacy. This two-day event is for secondary school teachers and researchers.
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Philipp K. Masur @masurphil.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Hey #ica26, I recently wrote a little something that I believe might be interesting to many. Over years I tried to find a way to properly keep up to date with new journal publications across those journals that are most important to me... (1/n)
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Sten Hansson @stenhansson.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
New article out now on how to improve risk and emergency communication, increase disaster #preparedness, and save lives www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Reducing communication-related vulnerability to disasters: A framework for capacity development. Social vulnerability to disasters is in part driven by communication-related factors, including barriers to accessing, understanding, and acting upon information about hazards. To save lives, disaster risk managers need to develop systemic capacity to reduce these barriers.
In this article, we put forward a framework for institutional communication capacity building in the field of disaster risk management. Drawing on the most recent theorisations of the dynamics of disaster vulnerability, the framework combines audience research and engagement and scenario-based vulnerability analysis exercises to provide input to evidence-based changes in organisational practices that reinforce preparedness and communication capabilities.
The identified development tasks help to address the needs of people in vulnerable situations, take into account situational complications that may emerge in a particular disaster scenario, and guide the filling of capacity gaps in disaster management and social support structures.
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Mark McGlashan @markmcglashan.com · 21/05/2026
Free symposium: 30 Years of Keyness Talks from: · Mike Scott · @tonymcenery.bsky.social · @michamahlberg.bsky.social & @andreaswagnr.bsky.social · @issyclarke.bsky.social · @markmcglashan.com 📅 22/06/2026, 10:00 (UTC+0) 🌍 @sotauol.bsky.social ➡️ Register: www.ticketsource.com/school-of-th...
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andreaswagnr.bsky.social @andreaswagnr.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Join us at the 30 Years of Keyness event in Liverpool! @michamahlberg.bsky.social and I will talk about „Water keywords and digital environmental humanities“ connecting #DigitalHumanities, #Environment and #CorpusLinguistics, one of the themes of Prof. Mahlberg‘s @textandlanguagelab.bsky.social
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Text and Language Lab @textandlanguagelab.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
🏆 First prize announced! 🌿 The Birmingham Botanical Gardens have generously offered an annual family pass for the first-place winner of our international writing competition, Our Future, Our Water, Our Stories.
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Text and Language Lab @textandlanguagelab.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Andreas Wagner (@andreaswagnr.bsky.social) explains here to young writers how to participate in our international writing competition, Our Future, Our Water, Our Stories. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HF1o...
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How to Participate in the 2026 Writing Competition – LimeSurvey Tutorial
YouTube video by Digital Humanities and Social Studies - FAU
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Marianna Gracheva @mariannagracheva.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Please help my friend spread the word about this competition--a project that's part of his PhD in #DigitalHumanities.
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Viola Wiegand @violawiegand.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Since I use the @zotero.org beta versions, I receive the new features as they come out, and was really excited to discover today that there is now a read-aloud feature! Cool! It's true that the premium voices sound more "fluent" than the standard ones tho www.zotero.org/blog/zotero-9/ #academia
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Zotero Blog » Blog Archive » Zotero 9
Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share research.
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Another solar generation record set today in Britain. 14,426 megawatts were being generated at 11.30 today, delivering 37% of GB’s electricity and contributing to a record low reliance on fossil fuels. Gas accounted for just 2% of electricity generation at that time.
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Scottish Refugee Council @scotrefugeecouncil.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Limited tickets remaining! Join us on the 1st May at the University of Glasgow for our annual Spring Ceilidh! This will be a brilliant night filled with comedy, good food, and as always, fantastic music and dancing 🎟️ Tickets are close to selling out, so book now ow.ly/3Xxj50YNUzN
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Viola Wiegand @violawiegand.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
The deadline for this fully funded MSc TESOL (Online) scholarship is 30 April, but applicants will need to hold an offer for the course first, so should apply for the MSc course now. Fantastic opportunity for English language teachers form Bangladesh, India & Sri Lanka! #BritishCouncilScholarsELT
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